Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-03-05

a constitutional convention, was lost. Mr..
LaWrence's Joint resolution, amending the
constitution 10 increase the pay Of memb
not TO exceed $500 for a regular session. and
$3.50 for SPECIAL session.
Thursday, February 24-The following
bills were passed: MIR. Benning's bill 372,
making an appropriation to pay I. +. Tufts
for legal services; Mr.. Neale's bill 16L, for
the relief of +. NJ. Stevens, and making an
appropriation therefor; Mr.. Martins regu-
lating the salaries of the clerk and treasurer
Of NeOshO county; Mr.. BoWersOck's bill 357,
authorizing the county board of Douglas
county to build a bridge; Mr.. EOckele's bill,
legalIZine the organization of cities of the
nrst class; Senator MilleE's bill %, chang
ing the name Of the county of st. John 10
Logan; Mr.. Veale's bill log, amendatory OF
the law Incorporating cities Of the first
class.
The following bills were passed: Mr.
Hurd's bill, authorizing cities of the first
class to issue bonds for the purposes therein
named; Mr.. HuTd's bill n, confirming Ger
tain deeds of private corporations executed
and acknowledged under section 4, chapter
y, general statutes 1863 to confirm title
hereunder, ana to repeal the section; Mr,
Lilton's bill 2lS, establishing a commission
of forestry; Mr.. CoX's bill ITO, to protect
prairies from inCursiOns OF fire; Mr.. Foe
keles' bill $40, supplemental to the act re-
l4tlng to delinquent taxes; M COZ's bill
256s amendatOry of the law relating to
counties and county officers; Mr.. Mccain
ship, Jefferson county, to vote $1,000 in
bonds to prospect for coal; Mr..
COZ's bill IA, legadZlng certain roads IN
Stafford county; Mr.. Kirtland's bill 400, re-
lating to the payment Of taxes in Hamilton
county; Mr.. KIrtland's bill 457, lsgalizing q
bridge bond election IN Kendall township,
Hamilton county; Mr.. JOhnsOn's bill 262
refunding to W. B. ChalliacOmbe csTtain
money from state school fund; Mr.. Hazsn's
bill $40, relating to the Washington county
Live Stock and Mechanical assOci8uon; Mr..
LiltOn's oil 800, fixing terms Of court for
the Twenty third district; Mr.. Kirtland's
bill 494, IegaliZtng an elect on held IN school
district No. 8, Hamilton county, for voting
bonds to build school house; Mr.. McGreg-
Or's bill 1875, authorizing the county board
Of Cherokee county to build bridge; Mr.
McIaggart's bill 5Ol, empowering Cherry
township, Montgomery county, TO purchase
site end build a town hall; MIR. Gillette'E
lill 40, lsgalizing certain acts Of the board
OF commissioners OF k1ngman county; Mr..
COZ's bill sos. enabling the commissioners
Of Stafford county to fund the county in
d5bt6dness; same, 500, authorizing the city
OF st. John, Stafford county, to vote bonds
70 reimburse citizens for sums advanced to
build a court house; Senator Blues bill 81,
authorizing Mound City to nship to vote
bonds to reimburse citIZ=ns for money Hd-
anced to aid in building a court house;
Mr.. FOckeles' bill 433, authorizing WaVerly,
CJhey county, to issue scrip; Mr..
Kirtland's bill 458, allowing the town
ship Of Coolidge, HRmiltOn county, to issue
bonds to construct wagon road; Mr.. Ny
toms bill 49l, authorizing Lakin township,
Finney county, to 70 Q $4,000 bonds to CON
strucg wagon road; Mr.. JOhuson's bill 1856,
declaring all section lines IN Ness county
public highways; Mr.. MOrEisOn's bill 46S, re-
lating 70 public highways in Labette county;
Mr.. McCRmmOn's bill All, providing for
building bridge IN Jefferson county; Mr..
Rhodes bill 4l6, Vacating portion Of state
road in Marshall county.
Friday, February EXPEDITIONS were pre-
scented by Mr.. Potter, relating to wages,
salaries and legal holidays, also relating 70
exclusive right of way by railroads on pub
tic highways; by Mr.. Sherman, protesting
against the passage Of the metropolitan pO-
lice bill; by Mr.. Turner, of Chaut3uqua, re-
lating to roads and bridges; by Mr.. BOies,
for equal rights on public highways for all
common carriers; by Mr.. Leach, praying for
repeal of laws relating to railroad aid. Senate
joint resolution 2, striking out the word
''WhIte" from that portion of the constitution
relating to the militia, was pissed; the sen
ate bill removing the political disabilities
from divers Persons, was passed; Mr..
IhOmpsOn's house bill OF, relating to the
town site of Elk Falls, was passed; Mr.. Pot
ter's bill $50, authorizing Lincoln township,
Dickinson county, to build a bridge over
the Solomon river and vote bonds to pay for
the same, was passed; Mr.. Murray's bill,
au 5hOrizing school district No 2, Norton
county, to issue bonds to bald school
house, was passed; Mr.. IlltOn's bill 476,
authorizing school district No. 2, logan
county, to issue bonds TO build a school
house, was passed. Adjourned.
House concurrent resolution 81, granting
right of way through the Indian Territory
to the Chicago, Kansas 4 Northwestern road,
was adopted. The metropolitan police bill
passed as amended.
Saturday, February Ex-senator Blues
bill 10, the grand jury bill, passed without
amendment, by a vote OF 68 to 43. The bill
provides for t,FO grand juries each year, ex-
cepting in counties OF less than 10, 600 Deo-
pie, where they shall be held only at the first
term of court OF each year.